100 days into his second term, how popular is President Trump?
Critical Analysis
Find answers to the following questions using the visual above, any links below, your big brain, and your knowledge of American government and politics:
According to the chart above, currently do more voters approve or disapprove of President Trump?
According to the chart above, what group is most supportive of President Trump?
Which of the demographic groups above are you a part of and how similar are your feelings about Trump to the majority of members of those groups.
Besides political party affiliation, what group in the visual above is least supportive of President Trump?
Why do you think there are so many less people in the data above who reply: don’t care/no opinion?
At the hundred day mark, describe the trajectory of President Trump’s overall approval rating as illustrated in the visual below.
Why do you think President Trump’s approval rating has fallen so far so fast?
The numbers from the visual above come from Morning Consult. The numbers from the visuals below come from the New York Times and from NPR. The numbers from all the visuals are very close but they are not exactly the same. What could cause these numbers to differ?
During the first 100 days of his second term in office, President Trump signed 142 executive orders but signed only 5 laws. Why do you think that is, and how does this relate to Trump’s low level of popularity?
U.S. gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, declined at an 0.3 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a stunning reversal from the strong growth at the end of last year, when the economy expanded at a 2.4 percent rate. Markets have also tanked since Trump began his presidency. The S&P 500 is down 7.27% since President Donald Trump took office in January. The US stock market just recorded its worst first 100 days of any presidential term since President Gerald Ford assumed office in 1974. As of mid-April, the Yale Budget Lab says, U.S. consumers face an average effective tariff rate of 28% — the highest it's been since 1901. Where do you predict Trump’s approval rating will be at the end of his second 100 days in office?
Write and Discuss
Take ten minutes to write about the question at the top of the page and then discuss with your classmates.
Act on your Learning
Contact President Donald J, Trump or tweet him at @realDonaldTrump and suggest one thing he could do to improve his net approval rating.
Learn More
Read the NPR article: More give Trump an F than any other grade for first 100 days, poll finds.
Get Creative
If President Trump were a Harry Potter character, which one would he be? Here are a couple of characters to choose from: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, Severus Snape, Voldemort, Sirius Black, Draco Malfoy, Fred Weasley, Remus Lupin, George Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Ginny WeasleyMinerva McGonagall, Molly Weasley, Dolores Umbridge, Alastor "Mad Eye" Moody, Vernon Dursley, Cornelius Fudge, Dobby, Kreacher, Argus Filch, Lucius Malfoy, Nymphadora Tonks, Bellatrix Lestrange, Crookshanks, Griphook, Buckbeak, Nearly Headless Nick, Salazar Slytherin, Elphias Doge.
